McLaren F1 for sale delivery mileage
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I notice whoever bought it ordered some extras, a LM style exhaust, extra steering wheel and a windscreen strip. Do you think that's one of those 70's style strips with the drivers name one side and his girlfriends the other, I guess it would have to be drivers in the middle and girlfriends either side.
PhillipM said:
mackay45 said:
The engine itself, if there has been no use surely there is no mechanical wear and it's essentially brand new? Why would you need to rebuild it?
All the oil's drained to the sump and everything else has been sat in the air unprotected for years, it's probably all got flash surface rust. Bearings might well have bonded to the crank, rings are probably stuck, etc.Also, TH junior's instagram page says 'with great pride I unveil a car I purchased recently' - is that true or are we calling BS and the car is actually on sale or return? Does he really have enough cash to purchase an unregistered F1 to stock? And as another poster suggested, would someone really want to sell it that way, potentially without getting a true feeling for its value?
By all accounts the car has been for sale since January 2013 (according to some Japanese websites). Also someone close to the F1 program mentioned servicing the car just a few years ago.
There is also a bit of talk about this car being bought by THJ under false pretences of it going into his private collection.
There is also a bit of talk about this car being bought by THJ under false pretences of it going into his private collection.
There's some amazing rubbish being spouted in this posting !!!! I'm surprised that the original owner isn't known in the F1 community as well. Anyway, the reason it's never been driven is the god awful colour !! I wonder how much to have the colour changed ? Interior as well then I guess
Edited by robinessex on Tuesday 17th October 15:38
Lord_Howit_Hertz said:
By all accounts the car has been for sale since January 2013 (according to some Japanese websites). Also someone close to the F1 program mentioned servicing the car just a few years ago.
There is also a bit of talk about this car being bought by THJ under false pretences of it going into his private collection.
Wouldn't surprise me. I took interest in his social media postings for a while, but he just came over as an arrogant twerp, very quick to belittle people and really rather full of himself. I stopped following. There is also a bit of talk about this car being bought by THJ under false pretences of it going into his private collection.
Im sure if I had 600k 20 years ago too spend on a hyper car but was told if I didn't use it I would get 15 - 20 million for it, it would never have moved an inch.
People are assuming that the owner has just covered it in a dust sheet and never looked at it again for 20 years! I find that hard to believe.
People are assuming that the owner has just covered it in a dust sheet and never looked at it again for 20 years! I find that hard to believe.
mackay45 said:
PhillipM said:
mackay45 said:
The engine itself, if there has been no use surely there is no mechanical wear and it's essentially brand new? Why would you need to rebuild it?
All the oil's drained to the sump and everything else has been sat in the air unprotected for years, it's probably all got flash surface rust. Bearings might well have bonded to the crank, rings are probably stuck, etc.Also, TH junior's instagram page says 'with great pride I unveil a car I purchased recently' - is that true or are we calling BS and the car is actually on sale or return? Does he really have enough cash to purchase an unregistered F1 to stock? And as another poster suggested, would someone really want to sell it that way, potentially without getting a true feeling for its value?
I'm going to ask if I can take it for a test drive. "Not bad Tom, but the tyres are now slightly worn, think I will pass...."
Considering the car has never been used these made me laugh
"Spare keys" .. always good to have if you are never going to drive it.
" removable steering wheel" because you need that if you are never going to sit in it.
"commemorative TAG Heuer watch with the chassis number engraved on the face (completely unused)" .. completely unused too, this is the man to buy toilet rolls off if you ever need to....
I'd love to be so rich I could buy it and use it for the dog walking trip every day... that will soon bring on entropy.....
Considering the car has never been used these made me laugh
"Spare keys" .. always good to have if you are never going to drive it.
" removable steering wheel" because you need that if you are never going to sit in it.
"commemorative TAG Heuer watch with the chassis number engraved on the face (completely unused)" .. completely unused too, this is the man to buy toilet rolls off if you ever need to....
I'd love to be so rich I could buy it and use it for the dog walking trip every day... that will soon bring on entropy.....
Halmyre said:
Alpacaman said:
..... I am sure it has been a great investment, but why would you buy a car like that and never even drive it for twenty years.
Answer is right there in your question, sadly.Also assuming it sells then the 'investment' has then been made on the car..... is it likely to remain an investment for the next owner?
Are such cars going to endlessly increase in value?
Shame it has just sat in someone's garage though.
I would have to question if the engine would still be in fine tune, etc.
I'd assume if its all been done with investment in mind then the owner would have kept it in non-humid conditions etc.
I notice its still in 'factory wrap'.
limpsfield said:
Uncle John said:
Diderot said:
When they say finance available, what do you reckon the monthlies on a 4 year PCP with £4k deposit would be?
Roughly 48 monthly payments of £312500 at 0 k PA.Would sir like to proceed?
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